Cantonese Dictionary

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一時時
Mandarin: yi1 shi2 shi2
Simplified: 一时时
sometimes
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一時時
for a while (contraction of 一時一時)
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一時水摳油
Cantonese
sometimes (people) are very angry with each other
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一時糖黐豆
Cantonese
sometimes (people) are very close
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一時衝動
on impulse
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一晃眼
Mandarin: yi1 huang3 yan3
in a flash; in an instant; in the twinkling of an eye [Syn.] 一晃
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一暴十寒
Mandarin: yi1 pu4 shi2 han2
to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort
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一會兒
Mandarin: yi1 huir4; yi4 huir3
a while; a moment | Cant.: 一陣 | Cant. and syn.: 一下
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一月
Mandarin: yi1 yue4
January
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一服
Mandarin: yi1 fu2
dose
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一望無際
Mandarin: yi2 wang4 wu2 ji4
as far as the eye can see (lit: look afar no bound)
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一朝
Mandarin: yi1 zhao1
one morning
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一朝一夕
Mandarin: yi1 zhao1 yi1 xi1
in one morning or evening; overnight; in one day
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一朝天子一朝臣
Mandarin: yi1 chao2 tian1 zi3 yi1 chao2 chen2
lit. one reign of an emperor, one reign of officials, meaning one's subordinates or followers will tend to lose its power once the superior has fallen from power
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一朝被蛇咬
Mandarin: yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3
A burnt dog dreads the fire;once bitten, twice shy
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一本正經
Mandarin: yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1
in all seriousness; in dead earnest
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一本萬利
Mandarin: yi1 ben3 wan4 li4
make big profit of a small capital
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一本通書睇到老
Mandarin: yi4 ben3 tong1 shu1 di4 dao4 lao3
Simplified: 一本通书睇到老
Cantonese
always do things by the book; inflexible to changes or new ways of doing things
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一東一西
Mandarin: yi1 dong1 yi1 xi1
one east, one west; poles apart
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一枕黃粱
Mandarin: yi1 zhen3 huang2 liang2
Simplified: 一枕黄粱
Fond dream
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一枝公
Mandarin: yi1 zhi1 gong1
(slang) (a term used for a man only) alone; single
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一架
Mandarin: yi1 jia4
classifier for plane or vehicles
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一桿進洞
Mandarin: yi1 gan3 jin4 dong4
(golf) hole in one
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一條一條
Mandarin: yi1 tiao2 yi1 tiao2
Simplified: 一条一条
strip by strip; strips [written and colloquial]
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一條冷
Mandarin: yi4 tiao2 leng3
Simplified: 一条冷
a lonely man; one who is alone
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一條冷
Cantonese
the lone guy
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一條數
Mandarin: yi1 tiao2 shu4
Simplified: 一条数
one maths question | one debt or bill
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一條條
strip by strip (short form of "一條一條" with the second "一" being a deleted syllable. The tone for "一" merges to the left: 條31 一55 becomes 315. As this complex tone is not allowed, the endpoints are taken to create 條35.) (source: "Tone Sandhi" by Matthew Y Chen)
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一條氣
Mandarin: yi1 tiao2 qi4
Simplified: 一条气
non-stop; in one go (spoken)
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一梯兩伙
Mandarin: yi1 ti1 liang3 huo3
Simplified: 一梯两伙
two apartment units per floor
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